Warre hive in wood shop. 

Getting ready for spring.  Two of my hives are struggling.  One is in this Warre style hive and the other is in a top bar hive.  It is hard to feed them when it is so cold.  I have augmented my top bar hives so that I could feed them from the top.

I actually brought this one inside the house to feed the bees.  I did not close it up enough so 100 bees escaped and had to be caught in sugar water.

I am selling hives.  Warre hives and Kenyan style top bar hives that have been augmented for the wet cold winters. 

1. Sloped roof allows for water to drain off and not just sit on top. 
2. Quilt box for insulation and the escape of moisture.  Can be filled with saw dust or moss or herbs.  
3. Rye flower impregnated burlap cover for inspecting and feeding.
4. A porch roof with columns to support a hive entrance reducer and extra rain protection
5. Screened bottom board with drawers for ventilation and mite count.
6. Observation window.  See bees.
7. Bars with spaces between them.  The bees build straighter comb and can be top fed in winter.